"Just Being Good At Cricket...": Rahul Dravid's Big Message Goes Viral
"I think if you know who are as a person and grow as a person, you give yourself the best chance to maximise your potential," he added.
The gift of sporting talent can only take a person that far, feels Dravid.
"...you have been given a talent to become the best cricketer you can be, you also need to grow as a person and you need to understand yourself as a person both on and off the field to maximise your potential," Dravid said in the video.
He made it clear that he doesn't believe in comparisons.
"It's individual, you can't judge yourself with other people, compare yourself with other people. Your job is to get the best out of yourself and the gifts you have been given and that will only come with growing both as a cricketer on the field but growing as a person off it as well," said Dravid.
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